#koi desu: yankee kun to hakujou garu

[yamsfan]

MORIO + learning about Yukiko's poor vision

[jdramaflow]

✧ KOI DESU: YANKEE-KUN TO HAKUJOU GARU 恋です！～ヤンキー君と白杖ガール～ 2021, dir. Kariyama Shunsuke, Uchida Hidemi.

[just-some-random-blogger]

Your voice is hard to hear. Why? Am I doing something wrong? No, it’s because of our height difference.

[eightw]

Out of curiosity, did you name your JLY 4 doll after Mitsumi from Skip and Loafer? I just stumbled across your blog and saw you're a fan of both AG and that manga, but maybe it's unrelated. I recently got a Jess doll and have been considering re-naming her after Mika (Egashira), because I love her character so much :)

yes! i looove skip to loafer, and mitsumi is my fav, plus my mitsumi is a similar character personality wise and so i thought the characters suited her well. my mitsumi is actually more based off sugisaki hana from koi desu: yankee-kun to hakujou garu, but i didn't want her to just be a clone of the character, so i started looking for other names and couldn't resist naming her mitsumi :)

mika would be such a cute name for a jess! not only is mika also great but since jess has hair that's more brown than the other jess molds i feel like it would suit her even more

[littleragondin]

People I wanna know better tag meme

I have been tagged by @blmpff and @bengiyo, thank you (⌒▽⌒)☆

Last Song

I'm listening to a best-of album of Telephone (french rock group from the 80s) and this is the one running as I start this.

Favorite color

It's a draw between purple and yellow! (you can imagine how excited Wandee Goodday has me =p)

Currently watching

I am having a slow-ish start of the year (one of my resolution is to avoid Watcher Burnout) so ... I actively follow The Sign, Ossan's Love Returns, and Sukiyanen kedo do yaro ka.

I am also slowly working my way through Kamen Rider Revice, Koi desu!: Yankee kun to Hakujou Garu, and Pale Moon, as well as rewatching season 1 of Tsukuritai onna to tabetai onna. Makes for a very Japanese selection so far ^^

Last movie

I watched After Sundown yesterday, because horror and BL (which, mistake because that ghost was creepy af and I had to sleep after). It was not great, but it was filmed in the Khun Chai's mansion so that was nice.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory

Currently back on a sweet tooth kinda period.

Relationship status

~ sounds of tumbleweeds and whatnot ~

Current obsessions

I have been completely swept off my feet by Ossan's Love Returns, to my surprise. I have rewatched each episode at least once already! There truly is something in this show that just came at the exact right time for me this year.

I also made some carrot cake on Sunday, and I am a little obsessed with it right about now.

Last thing you googled

"After Sundown director" (⌒_⌒;)

Selfie or another pick you took

Yeah I am not posting my face, but have yesterday morning's sky!

If you feel so inclined, I'll tag @petrichoraline @sparklyeyedhimbo @heretherebedork @silverquillsideas @fandomfairyuniverse @scienceoftheidiot @coquelicoq o.｡.:*☆

[feuqueerfire]

March 2023 BL/GL Wrap-Up

A little monthly (spoilery!) wrap-up of all the shows I’ve watched or am watching in March 2023, general thoughts, and ranking of them all.

Recommendation of the month:

So Long, See You Tomorrow is only available in film festivals I think? So I had to watch it on a bootleg site but it's worth it, especially for people who like this sort of movie where young men are friends and also possibly boyfriends but are separated for reasons and then the story takes place a decade or two later a la His (2020), Your Name Engraved Herein, Life: Love On The Line, etc. This one has a fun parallel universes thing to it though but it's still got the slow, slice-of-life vibe to it rather than any hard sci-fi

Ranking

Moonlight Chicken = Derry Girls S1

Happiness = Derry Girls S2 = Derry Girls S3 = A Shoulder To Cry On = So Long, See You Tomorrow

Island Part 1

Island Part 2

The New Employee - Dropped

Average Rating: 6.4/10

MDL Updates - Added to Watchlist:

A section because I’m curious about how many shows I decide to add to my Watch List a month and also the ratio of watching them:adding them.

Island Part 1

Island Part 2

Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu: Certified Noonas recommended it and I thought it was funny that she's a blind so she's like what he's a nice guy when everybody warns her against him

Circle: The Certified Noona Natalia's favourite show and apparently it's a good sci-fi. Also a Yeo Jin-goo show

The Crowned Clown: another Yeo Jin-goo show and I've heard good things

Kingdom (2019): I liked Happiness enough and am curious about a historical zombie drama

A Shoulder to Cry On

So Long, See You Tomorrow (2021): saw a clip last month from this tweet (twitter.com/beansxooo/status/1630016040473178119) and got around to finally adding it to MDL

Our Dating Sim

Tomorrow (2022): The Certified Noona recommendation I think. Grim reapers :>

To Watch List At Start Of Month: 56

To Watch List At End Of Month: 56 (heh, it stayed the same)

Removed from To Watch List:

Self (2022) - unlikely I'll ever watch it

Our Beloved Summer (2022) - I do like exes-to-lovers which is why I originally added it but I think I'd get really frustrated with them breaking up multiple times over 16 eps (as somebody said). I saw a tiktok of them in high school years teasing each other and that was really cute though

Once Again (2022) - unlikely I'll ever watch it

Watching On-Air

Nothing

Completely Watched

Moonlight Chicken

Country: Thailand

Release Dates: Feb 8, 2023 - Mar 2, 2023

Watch Via: GMMTV Youtube (free)

Watch Dates: Mar 1 - 6, 2023

Rating: 7/10

Overall Impression: It's a good one! High quality with good acting and interesting storylines that are unique in BL. It didn't hit me as hard as it seemed to hit some other people though and I'm not thinking about it much at all since finishing. I think Jim/Wen's relationship was one of the weakest aspects of the show to me because I didn't care nor did I really feel anything. I loved Heart and Li Ming, I enjoyed getting to see Jim grow and also how his relationship with Li Ming changed, I liked getting to see Wen and Alan's flashbacks and to present tense relationship, I like Gaipa showing up once in a while to be bright, I thought Gaipa and Leng's interactions were funny, I loved Li Ming as a character so much, I wished to be him so badly.

tags: moonlight chicken

Also Appears In: Moonlight Chicken Live Blogging

Island Part 1

Country: South Korean

Release Dates: Dec 30, 2022 - Jan 13, 2023

Watch Via: Amazon Prime :>

Watch Dates: Mar 14 - 15, 2023

Rating: 6/10

Overall Impression: The main female lead was whatever, wish she was just good at something. Whether it be fighting demons, fighting back via kindness and empathy, or actual power due to her status/wealth/connections. She's not the worst ever because she can still stand up for herself and she has personality but I mourn that they've written her like this. Van is just fucking boring and I don't care. My beloved Johan <3333 I liked his charming, cocky, beautiful character who was so intrigued by everything going on as if he really was 20 and curious about everything but also I liked his apprehension when it came down to it. The storyline with his brother was so T.T Also curious to see the evil brother half-demon Guntan and his sidekick niece Yeom-ji. They're both pretty cool compared to our 2 main characters. I wish the show flowed better in terms of the sequence of scenes and pacing and the main characters were more intriguing.

tags: island

Also Appears In: Island Part 1 Live Blogging

Island Part 2

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Dec 30, 2022 - Jan 13, 2023

Watch Via: Amazon Prime :>

Watch Dates: Mar 16 - 17, 2023

Rating: 5.5/10

Overall Impression: Literally how was it worse than part 1? Especially when we focused more on Guntan and Yeom-ji than fuckass Miho and Van? Maybe because of less focus on Johan (I wanna know his backstoryyyyyy) and also just incomprehensible writing/plot direction. Yeomji and Johan my beloveds + Guntan being cool were the highlights. Hated the dumbass cliffhanger ending. such a forgettable show.

tags: island (Search s2)

Also Appears In: Island Part 2 Live Blogging

Happiness 

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Nov 5, 2021 - Dec 11, 2021

Watch Via: Viki (free)

Watch Dates: Mar 18 - 23, 2023

Rating: 6.5/10

Overall Impression: Good but not great. I liked the first quarter and last quarter most because there was more action whereas the middle half was slower and was more people-based. There were different characters who had distinct personalities/circumstances and I like the fucked-in-the-head neighbours trope but most of the side characters were pretty one-dimensional. I wish we got to see some actual proper satisfying murder. The romance was barely there but it was still cute. I liked how comfortable they were with each other and I liked the platonic/non-romantic moments as well.

tags: happiness

Also Appears In: Happiness Live Blogging

Derry Girls S1

Country: UK

Release Dates: Jan 4, 2018 - Feb 8, 2018

Watch Via: :>

Watch Dates: Mar 24, 2023

Rating: 7/10

Overall Impression: This was pretty fun overall since I haven't watched much Irish television nor do I know many Irish people, so it was fun to get to peek into the culture and vibe of the 1990s Ireland through this. Also, the girls are all so different and also terrible in many ways; I do love it when characters are people I'd hate it real life and I don't think I'd be able to stand any of these people (maybe Clare, maybe James), so it's fun to see them go around wreaking havoc.

tags: derry girls

Also Appears In: Derry Girls Live Blogging

Derry Girls S2

Country: UK

Release Dates: Mar 5, 2019 - Arp 9, 2019

Watch Via: :>

Watch Dates: Mar 25, 2023

Rating: 6.5/10

Overall Impression: Still very fun, though there were some that weren't as good/funny in the middle. Liked the little emotional moment with James at the end. Love Orla being a girl who's a boy and James being a boy who's a girl (and this time he agrees to being a Derry Girl rather than them slagging him for being a girl/gay).

tags: derry girls

Also Appears In: Derry Girls Live Blogging

Derry Girls S3

Country: UK

Release Dates: Apr 12, 2023 - May 18, 2023

Watch Via: :>

Watch Dates: Mar 26, 2023

Rating: 6.5/10

Overall Impression: I don't know how to feel about the ending - it was touching but certainly a different tone than the other episodes, but it still had enough of the same vibes. It was good season but I'm not yearning for more.

tags: derry girls

Also Appears In: Derry Girls Live Blogging

The New Employee - DROPPED

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Dec 21, 2022 - Feb 1, 2023

Watch Via: Viki (free)

Watch Dates: Mar 27 - 28, 2023

Rating: --/10

Overall Impression: It's sad that I've watched worse kBLs but since I had some expectations while going into this, it's more disappointing. I don’t really care for boss/employee romances in general and i think the fact that it’s positioned as wholesome/cute here so far isn’t working for me. if you’re gonna have the boss kiss the intern out of the blue while said intern is drunk, it needs to be framed in more of a rancid way for it to still be fun; dabble more with the weird power dynamics and lean into the bad vibes lol

tags: the new employee

Also Appears In: The New Employee Live Blogging

A Shoulder to Cry On

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Mar 15, 2023 - Mar 29, 2023

Watch Via: Viki (free)

Watch Dates: Mar 28 - 29, 2023

Rating: 6.5/10

Overall Impression: I really liked the first 5 episodes when there was so much contempt but Taehyun couldn't stop himself from terrorizing or goading Da Yeol and Da Yeol couldn't stop noticing how beautiful Taehyun was, and then the friendship that bloomed in that but still with an edge. I didn't quite get the reason for separation in episode 6 and think the last episode was cutesy but out-of-character sort of. Still, overall a pretty good one; reminds me of a mix of Blueming and Utsukushii Kare. I was giddy so many times while watching this, especially the first half and was clutching my head and curling my toes despite it not being romantic, just full of tension.

tags: a shoulder to cry on

Also Appears In: A Shoulder To Cry On Live Blogging

So Long, See You Tomorrow

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Nov 4, 2021

Watch Via: :> (it's only shown in film festivals or something)

Watch Dates: Mar 31, 2023

Rating: 6.5/10

Overall Impression: No matter what I think about the story/character/acting in these types of movies like this, along with His (2020), Life: Love On The Line, Your Name Engraved Herein, they make me feel a certain way. Even if I don't cry, some parts make have slightly glassy eyes and my chest constricts with the emotions. These feel human in a specific way and I can't take it always, but these drawn-out, slice-of-life movies where young men are separated and then reunite to be friends/lovers decades later is so good. Also I thought it was funny that I kept waiting for the parallel universes to come into it without realizing when we'd slipped into a different universe lol Also, this whole movie we got to see how Kang Hyun affected Dongjoon but Dongjoon affected Kang Hyun enough for him to write about parallel universes in his novel

Also Appears In: So Long, See You Tomorrow Live Blogging

[forgotten-turki]

الدراما اليابانية الجانح وفتاة العصا البيضاء

موجوده هنا

الحلقات الخاصة

موجوده هنا

[petrichoraline]

Suzuki Nobuyuki is one of my fave japanese actors and I just now found out that he "is currently one of the two Guinness World Record holders for "Most marshmallows caught by mouth in one minute""

needless to say, im proud of my taste in men

[niaoniaos]

SHOWS WATCHED IN 2022

Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu (2021)

[xinyuehui]

Do you have any movie recommendations? This, it's a tragic love story about feelings being unable to reach a loved one, it's deeply moving. - ep4

[darumaikkah]

[frobby]

Romance manga I like:

Kubo-san wont let me be invisible

This manga is about shiraishi, a boy who has no presence, basically people can't see him even after a second glance, EXCEPT kubo-san who can see him right away. She teases him but is nice to him. I like it because Shiraishi has never really hung out with people and his friends are super nice to him. Overall very cute.

I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School

This is written by the author of another manga I like (kyuuketsu Baito Kirishima-kun). A real weak boy unoki thinks he's been shaken down to be the servant of local delinquent, boss of the school toramaru, when in reality she confessed and thinks that he's her boyfriend due to poor communication skills. I think it's really cute, I read it twice and I like the characters. (also theres a gay couple but im not saying who)

Yankee-kun to hakujou gaaru

Omg I love this manga so fucking much. It's about a yankee with a scar that falls in love with a blind girl. There's a lot of characters that are…not “normal” and it basically says that that's okay. It's all treated with the seriousness that it deserves but it's also nice and cute.

Hayaku shitai futari

So I actually read this a few days ago and I loved it. A girl and a guy fall in love and start to date, however the guy is from a prestigious family of prime ministers and has to abide by the traditions of his family, the most important of which being, no touching with a girl till he is 18. This was not what I was expecting and they’re really respectful to each other. They fight but they compromise and they make up because they love each other. Its great.

Shikimori’s not just a cutie

Okay so…this is just a cute fluffy series. Izumi is a boy with impossibly bad luck, good thing his beautiful and cool girlfriend is there to protect him. They have a really healthy relationship with each other and their friends (inuzuka is my fave). It's just a really pleasant experience.

My dress up darling

I know I know I know everyone is talking about this and marin but i just want to say I really like it.

They’re really respectful to each other's passions. Also marin straight up admits that she likes him to herself which i liked a bunch.

Kuchi ga saketemo kimi wa

This one is a little different from the rest because it had supernatural elements. Miroku-san the slit mouth woman is to marry highschooler kouichi due to his family's traditions. She says that if she scares him the wedding is off, however kouichi simply thinks that miroku is beautiful and not scary at all.

Get married when you grow up!

A very silly premise. Chii-kun and tomo-nee make a promise to each other when they are younger that they would get married when “chii-kun is bigger than her” however this leads to a miscommunication as chii-kun thinks that she means taller than her when she actually meant taller than she was when she was small. This causes quite big problems for him, as he is very short and she is very tall. It's very cute.

Kimi no yokogao shika mirenai

This was pretty short and a simple premise. Arata wants his deskmate sachi to look at him, literally she never turns her head to face him…..because she's kind of shy and is unable to look at the guy she likes. It was short, it was cute and it left me satisfied

Sekine no koi

OKAY this one is realll different but i want to shout it out because i love it dearly. Sekine is a salary man who is a jack of all trades and loved by women but he really has no passion. He starts stopping by a shop to learn magic tricks by the old man there and develops a relationship with his daughter and ends up taking up knitting as a result. Warning: its very adult and I would give a sexual assault warning. It made me feel extremely strongly and cry multiple times.

[twidoramas]

kurokawa kingo icons

[dengswei]

Furukawa Yuta in Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu episode 5

[aylinaliens]

no wait STOP THIS IS SO IWKCKWKDK

[junkobato]

Koi desu: yankee-kun to hakujou garu (2021)